North Melbourne's salary cap?

[DivideandMultiply]

Where are they getting the money to sign Gaff, Hall, Polec, Nic Newman and Finlayson this year and Josh Kelly next year?

Some absolutely magical cap management, given they already have a fair amount of star power on their list like Ben Brown, Ziebull, Cunnington etc.

 

[Roo Beauty]

 

[Austin_McCrabbs]

Where are they getting the money to sign Gaff, Hall, Polec, Nic Newman and Finlayson this year and Josh Kelly next year?

Some absolutely magical cap management, given they already have a fair amount of star power on their list like Ben Brown, Ziebull, Cunnington etc.

Billy Hartung was on 4 million per year.

 

[living_in_syd]

Its called banking the front end contracts. Same reason why we can affford lynch.

 

[DivideandMultiply]

Its called banking the front end contracts. Same reason why we can affford lynch.

Yeah but you are bringing in Lynch. 1 player.

Not planning on 2x 1 million+ players, 700k+ Polec and a heap of mid range talent.

I don't suspect dodginess but it's one of the more bizarre and massive intakes in recent memory.

 

[Scotland]

Everyone is front loaded every season. There is nothing wrong with this statement.

 

[newblueo]

Easy 95 percent of the salary cap is 1.2 million less. Throw in pruess 350 odd

Gaff eats up say 900k
Polec 750
Newman an hall just take the delisted players wage.

No room for Kelly but with goldy wanting the coin

 

[DivideandMultiply]

Easy 95 percent of the salary cap is 1.2 million less. Throw in pruess 350 odd

Gaff eats up say 900k
Polec 750
Newman an hall just take the delisted players wage.

No room for Kelly but with goldy wanting the coin

Gaff has been offered 1.2 million?

Then Kelly allegedly being offered similar for 2020 on.

 

[bootz79]

Rumours are that we front loaded 2yr ago around $2.5 million , we then had enough room last year to pay dusty 2 million/kelly 1.5. No one came for the money. My understanding is north has front loaded around 6 million dollars over the last 2 yrs and still have the money for kelly going forward. If you read the story on gaff/Polec. Gaff will earn around 2 million next yr with Polec at 1 plus, again frontloading.

 

[DivideandMultiply]

Rumours are that we front loaded 2yr ago around $2.5 million , we then had enough room last year to pay dusty 2 million/kelly 1.5. No one came for the money. My understanding is north has front loaded around 6 million dollars over the last 2 yrs and still have the money for kelly going forward. If you read the story on gaff/Polec. Gaff will earn around 2 million next yr with Polec at 1 plus, again frontloading.

Wouldn't NM be close to the cap floor then?

 

[bootz79]

Wouldn't NM be close to the cap floor then?

Their is a min which is 95%. I’m guessing but guys like tarrant, ziebell probably sign 3 yr deals at 2.4 million and got paid 1.2/400k/400k/400k.

 

[catman2006]

Easy 95 percent of the salary cap is 1.2 million less. Throw in pruess 350 odd

Gaff eats up say 900k
Polec 750
Newman an hall just take the delisted players wage.

No room for Kelly but with goldy wanting the coin

Actually 95% of cap is about $600,000 not 1.2m, Front ended contracts and they wouldn't be paying many on big money, probably have to squeeze out a few mid tier players to get Kelly next year.

 

[newblueo]

Actually 95% of cap is about $600,000 not 1.2m, Front ended contracts and they wouldn't be paying many on big money, probably have to squeeze out a few mid tier players to get Kelly next year.

Huh how did you arrive at 600 grand? If the cap is 12 million lol

 

[juss]

Front loading, back end loading, delistings, players signing on for less than you think, third party sponsorship deals, there are plenty of ways to get around the salary cap within the rules.

 

[Scotland]

Huh how did you arrive at 600 grand? If the cap is 12 million lol

What is 5% of $12m?

 

[newblueo]

What is 5% of $12m?

Cap can be 105 percent but

 

[DivideandMultiply]

Huh how did you arrive at 600 grand? If the cap is 12 million lol

10% is 1.2 million, 5% is 600k.

 

[Wild Bill]

Actually 95% of cap is about $600,000 not 1.2m, Front ended contracts and they wouldn't be paying many on big money, probably have to squeeze out a few mid tier players to get Kelly next year.

Can’t you pay 105% the following year is you pay 95%?

 

[catman2006]

I thought you could only pay 105% if you have saved for 2 years or prorate to 95% over two year period, could be my bad as its a rule not being explored properly by myself.

 

[Horizons_00]

Plus we will nearly have 13 players delisted/traded by the end of this year

 

[naturally north]

Billy Hartung was on 4 million per year.

So Billy did take a pay cut to join the Roos, impressive fella.

 

[Vindicater]

I would imagine they have alot of free space this year so Gaff might be averaging 1 million a year over the course of the deal but will be on something like 1.5 for the first year

 

[Snake_Baker]

Yeah but you are bringing in Lynch. 1 player.

Not planning on 2x 1 million+ players, 700k+ Polec and a heap of mid range talent.

I don't suspect dodginess but it's one of the more bizarre and massive intakes in recent memory.

All of our mining magnate coterie members lined up with business ventures and investments that the players couldn't resist.

 

[Keystone agony]

Dont you have to fill 95% of the seasons cap in a given year aswell.

I just sent see how they have all this money to offer and all their contracta front loaded. Theyve lost Waite who on trade radio suspected to be on 300k last year

 

[Wild Bill]

Dont you have to fill 95% of the seasons cap in a given year aswell.

I just sent see how they have all this money to offer and all their contracta front loaded. Theyve lost Waite who on trade radio suspected to be on 300k last year

I don’t think it’s hard. If for example we offer Brown 3 mill over 4 years. We miss dusty and Kelly last year so re-structure the contract to pay him 1.5 mill this year reducing his payments to 1.5 over 3. Instead on 750k a year he is now down to 500k.

As soon as we missed those 2 players we would have done this with a few contracts - getting us to 95% and then opening up more cash to go again this year.